Firmware Engineer

TPI Global Solutions; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

TPI Global Solutions in Austin, TX seeks a technical leader to guide manageability firmware from concept to product. The role focuses on architecture, development, and verification of firmware running on embedded RTOS for dense server platforms.

You will productize firmware for reference designs and ODMs, and collaborate with internal debug, validation, and customer teams. A strong mix of C and assembly, plus hands-on hardware debugging, is required for success.

Qualifications

• Firmware development for system management controllers.
• Experience with embedded Linux and RTOS.
• Experience integrating with BIOS/OS components.
• Strong C and assembly programming skills.
• Familiar with debugging hardware tools like JTAG and I2C.
• Agile milestone-driven development.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and verify firmware for manageability in embedded RTOS.
• Productize firmware for reference designs and ODMs.
• Collaborate with internal debug, validation, and customer teams.
• Drive scalability and reduce time to market.

Skills

Firmware development

C programming

Assembly language

Embedded RTOS experience

Embedded Linux

IPMI/DCMI/SMASH familiarity

Hardware debugging (JTAG/I2C)

Tools

JTAG

I2C bus analyzers

Oscilloscope

Job description

JOB DUTIES:

• This position is ideal for the technical leader who enjoys code architecture and has the vision and desire to guide concepts from inception to fruition.
• Duties include architecting, developing, and verifying manageability firmware running in an embedded RTOS, for use in dense server platforms.
• The manageability firmware will be productized in reference designs as well as ODM designs and will be utilized by internal debug teams, validation teams, and customer teams.
• Strong contenders will combine technical prowess with vision regarding manageability to maximize scalability across platforms and lessen time to market. Programming in C and assembly.
• Programming in C and assembly.

Eperience & Education:

• 0-2 years experience of firmware development
• Prior work experience in developing firmware for system management controllers required, particular interest in candidates with experience in IPMI, DCMI and SMASH standards.
• Experience in performing integration with platform, BIOS and OS component.
• Experience in developing in embedded Linux OS, FreeRTOS experience will be considered over others
• Programming skills with C and assembly
• Ability to work with hardware debugging tools such as JTAG, I2C bus analyzers and scope is preferred
• Experience in working on Agile and milestone driven product development
• Experience in source control and build management, preferred.